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Neuroscience
Neuroscience is a branch of biology concerned with the study of the nervous system, the brain and the links between brain activities and behaviors.
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Ruffini corpuscles
Biology; Neuroscience
Encapsulated cutaneous mechanosensory receptors specialized for the detection of cutaneous stretching produced by digit or limb movements.
Meissner corpuscles
Biology; Neuroscience
Encapsulated cutaneous mechanosensory receptors specialized for the detection of fine touch and pressure.
Merkel cells
Biology; Neuroscience
Encapsulated cutaneous mechanosensory receptors specialized for the detection of fine touch and pressure.
Meissner’s corpuscles
Biology; Neuroscience
Encapsulated cutaneous mechanosensory receptors specialized for the detection of fine touch and pressure.
Merkel’s disks
Biology; Neuroscience
Encapsulated cutaneous mechanosensory receptors specialized for the detection of fine touch and pressure.
Pacinian corpuscle
Biology; Neuroscience
Encapsulated mechanosensory receptor specialized for the detection of high-frequency vibrations.
pituitary gland
Biology; Neuroscience
Endocrine structure comprising an anterior lobe made up of many different types of hormone-secreting cells, and a posterior lobe that secretes neuropeptides produced by neurons in the hypothalamus.
